Physics
Top Questions That Keep Physicists Awake at Night
[/caption] We all have things that keep us up at night, as we try to solve the problems in our…
Your CCD Camera Just Won a Nobel Prize
[/caption] Well, actually, the people who invented the first successful imaging technology using a digital sensor, called a CCD (Charge-Coupled…
New Way to Measure Curvature of Space Could Unite Gravity Theory
[/caption] Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity in terms of the geometry of both space and time. Far from…
What is Entropy?
Perhaps there's no better way to understand entropy than to grasp the second law of thermodynamics, and vice versa. This…
What If There Is Only One Universe?
When it comes to universes, perhaps one is enough after all. Many theories in physics and cosmology require the existence…
Is Everything Made of Mini Black Holes?
In 1971 physicist Stephen Hawking suggested that there might be "mini" black holes all around us that were created by…
Is a Nearby Object in Space Beaming Cosmic Rays at Earth?
[/caption] Data from several different space and ground based observatories imply the presence of a nearby object that is beaming…
Do We Need a New Theory of Gravitation?
[/caption] A group of physicists say that the distribution of satellite galaxies that orbit the Milky Way, as well as…
Hawking Update: Condition Improved
[/caption] Physicist/mathematician Stephen Hawking has improved after spending the night at a hospital near his home in Cambridge, England, and…
Physicist Hawking Gravely Ill
[/caption] Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been rushed to a hospital and is seriously ill. Cambridge University released information…